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Adding a Unit of Study

Any Unit of Study you select must satisfy course rules as set out in the Faculty handbook.

How to add a Unit of Study

  • The pre-enrolment screen will display 10 blank rows to receive Units of Study.
  • If you want to add more than 10 Units of Study, click the Add Unit of Study button and three extra blank rows will appear at the top of the Unit of Study list.
  • Type the valid alpha-numeric UoS codes (from your current Faculty handbook) and enter the correct session.
  • Click Save Changes.
  • A new page will confirm a successful update.
  • You will notice that the status of Units of Study will be 'PREENR'
  • Click Email to e-mail your pre-enrolment details to your University e-mail address or click More Variations to vary your pre-enrolment choices.
  • If, for some reason, your pre-enrolment fails then you will receive an error message giving you the reason (this is most likely because your choices do not meet Faculty rules).


Error Messages you may encounter:

  • Prerequisite checking failed: an error message citing "UoS X failed prereq checking" means you do not have the mandatory prerequisites or corequisites for the selected Unit/s of Study. If you believe that you do have the necessary pre- or co-requisites (or if you have advanced standing), you will need to see your Faculty.
  • Duplicate Units of Study: an error message citing "Unit of Study X semester Y is a duplicate and cannot be added" means that you have already selected the Unit of Study you are attempting to add.
  • If a Unit of Study requires departmental or special permission or is subject to quota limits, you will not be able to add it and will need to contact your Faculty.

Other Help Topics
· Getting Started
· Deleting a Unit of Study
· Standard Programs
· Course Transfers
· Selecting a Major
· Research Students
· POW Help Home

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